In this work lattices were fabricated from MoS2 as well as a heterostructure of MoS2 coated with rGO and vice versa, the lattices were tested for electrical conductivities and mechanical proprieties. MoS2 powder coated well on surface of the lattice, while the heterostructure faced some agglomerations. It was noticeable to see that the highest modules of elasticity was exhibited by the MoS2 lattice, while the two heterostructure lattices showed similar mechanical and electrical proprieties.
The increase in the number of stroke patients and limited accessibility of rehabilitation devices has triggered the design and development of mobile exoskeletons. In past, numerous lower limb exoskeletons have been designed for lower extremity rehabilitation. However, most of the proposed exoskeletons are heavy, costly, and induce unnecessary weight & inertial vibration on the limb. To overcome these issues, we aim to develop a lightweight cable-driven exoskeleton that can be used for stroke patient rehabilitation. The feasibility of different configurations of exoskeletons are being analyzed. Two link-based model has been developed for each configuration using MATLAB. The passive elastic joint moment is considered as user voluntary input from the impaired leg. Our preliminary results revealed that a 4-cable configuration is promising design for rehabilitation.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many governments requested social distancing and shut down schools, daycares, and extracurricular programs. The shift to homeschooling added a tremendous burden and workload for most parents. Recent study results confirmed that women took on a lot more responsibility for household chores and care of children and family during the pandemic. In that sense, female doctoral students had to make more checks and balances to accomplish their daily work, pursue their graduate studies, take care of their young children, and help them with their homeschooling. The purpose of this study is to explore female Emirati Ph.D. students' lived experiences under the pressure of the pandemic and investigate the main strategies of coping with the multiple duties they have had. This case study applies a qualitative methodology- interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA). Data were from six in-depth semi-structured interviews of a purposeful homogenous sample.
There is a remarkable increase in divorce rate in UAE, this is a danger signal, and as a social worker one of my roles is to discover the effects of divorce on the families. This researched paper will use both qualitative and quantitative research methods, to discover the impact of Divorce in the United Arab Emirates society. Mixing methods is a form of triangulation in research to minimize the weaknesses found in a single method. To collect the data I used interview with N=6, and survey including N=60 of random population from the target group, and they are children, adolescents, and parents who have experienced Divorce. The research questions are: What are the effects of Divorce on children? What are the effects of Divorce on Adolescents? and What are the effects of Divorce on Adults?
School Social Workers have an important role in maintain a healthy mental status for the students in the schools. The purpose from this research paper is to shed light on Abu Dhabi school social workers, the challenges they face during their practicing their job. How they can practice their role more effectively and how social workers should always remined themselves that they have a humanity and moral responsibility to give more to the society. 50 School Social workers participated on this study, expressing their opinions about the struggles they deal with and how they will get over it from their perspectives. This paper will help in putting school social work in a frame, it will specify the exact responsibilities for each school social worker this paper showed the difficulties that social worker may face, so that the concerned authorities can solve it and legit policies to regulate the work.
تعتبر السنوات الخمس الأولى من عمر الطفل هي حجر الأساس التي ينطلق فيها الطفل للحياة وفيها تتشكل شخصيته ومهاراته ، والبحث هنا عن المؤسسات التي تساعد الأسرة في التنشئة الاجتماعية ومساعدة الطفل في هذه المرحلة المهمة ، مرحلة ما قبل الروضة ، ويجب أن يحظى الأطفال في هذه المرحلة من الاهتمام اللازم لأنهم المستقبل . حيث اثبتت الدراسات السابقة أن دماغ الطفل يصل إلى 75 % من النمو في سنوات الطفل الأولى ، وأيضا نوع الطعام وطريق اللعب وطريقة التعامل كلها أمور تؤثر على الطفل ، وعند البحث عن المؤسسات التي تمد يد العون للأسرة لم نجد سوى الحضانات والتي غالبا يكون هدفها الرئيسي هو الربح وليس الطفل ، وأيضا هدف الأسرة هو الحصول على مكان للطفل لمشاغل الحياة . ونقطة النظام هنا هي وجود نظام وآلية لمتابعة الأسرة في تربية أبنائهم في السنوات الأولى من عمره .
Although many studies claim that working memory selection and perceptual attention have some commonalities, whether they share the same neural mechanisms remains unclear. Here, we trained machine learning classifiers using functional magnetic resonance imaging data to distinguish different neural representations during the selection process in working memory and perception. Then, we tested if the classifiers trained by working memory selection could decode perceptual selection, and vice versa (i.e., cross-task decoding). The results show that in some areas in visual cortex (V2, V3, and V3AB) and intraparietal sulcus (IPS0), the classifiers perform well in cross-task decoding, suggesting that the neural representations for selection in working memory and perception are similar in these areas.
This paper aims to examine the internationalization of the UAE higher education (HE) system as a central instrument of promoting scientific and academic diplomacy, one of the UAE public diplomacy's main pillars of its Soft Power Strategy. It also attempts to highlight the policies and programs the government is implementing or intends to implement in this regard. In the end, the paper tries to analyze the effectiveness and feasibility of such a vehicle in enhancing the UAE PD and strengthen its reputation regionally and internationally.
This paper examines the important role of strategic alignment (SA) in the relationship between total quality management (TQM) and innovation performance (IP) and investigates how SA mediates the relationship between TQM and IP. This study also analyses the effect of TQM on SA. Four TQM practices were taken from The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) model; customer focus (CF), human resource management (HRM), continue improvement (CI) and leadership (LS). Using empirical data gathered from 424 respondents in service organizations, the results indicate that TQM has a significant and positive impact on SA, and SA partially mediates the relationship between TQM and IP. The findings provide valuable insights into the management of services organizations and how they can increase the innovation performance in their organizations through TQM and SA.
Purpose: This research aimed to study the Sustainability oriented innovation, in terms of principles, theories, and practices in construction field as part of transferring the construction industry toward the new contrivances and revolutionary principles of digitalization in industry 4.0, which is termed, in context of construction sector, as construction 4.0. Methodology: This research was based on the secondary data of literature reviews. The relevant articles on sustainable innovation in the industry of construction were filtered and synthesized, then the theoretical theme was thoroughly read, and critically structured leading to balanced and deep argumentations about the research topic from both classical and contemporary sources. Findings: This research resulted in developing comprehensive theoretical background about SOI as an act of innovation, that is formulated in various patterns, including creating new business model and upgrading organizational operations, through customizing firms' systems, transmit innovation, and build a system of sustainable construction through innovative acts.
